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(November 15, 2009) - On a dreary day in front of a packed housed at C.H. Flowers High School, fans were treated to the Jonathan Clark show.
(November 8, 2009) - There’s no more heated high school rivalry in Baltimore City than the City College Knights vs. the Poly Tech Engineers, who faced off for the 121st time on Nov. 7 at M&T Bank Stadium with more than 8,000 in attendance.
(November 8, 2009) - It took one quarter for the Ballou Knights to get started, but they made up for their slow start by exploding for 28 points in the second quarter on their way to a 52-0 rout of the Anacostia Indians on Nov. 6.
(November 8, 2009) - In song, poetry and cherished memories, friends, family and community gathered recently to praise Washington D.C.’s Roosevelt High School former football coach James “JT” Tillerson for an illustrious career spanning three decades.
(November 1, 2009) - The Poly Engineers and Dunbar Poets collided in a matchup of Baltimore City’s top two teams on Oct. 30, but it was the Dunbar who earned yet another city season title with a 22-18 win.
(November 1, 2009) - For three quarters, it looked like the Coolidge High School Colts would get the one win they needed to get into the state playoffs, facing a home game against the Dunbar Crimson Tide.
(October 25, 2009) - Rainy weather didn’t stop the Dunbar Poets from moving one step closer to claiming the Baltimore City title with a 6-0 win over the Edmonson-Westside Red Storm at BCPSS Complex Field on Oct. 23.
(October 25, 2009) - The Paint Branch Panthers came into Friday’s game against the Clarksburg Coyotes with one goal in mind: stop Andrew Veith.
(October 18, 2009) - With a power running game and stout defense, the top-ranked DeMatha Stags are built for poor weather conditions, proving that fact with 37-7 win over the fourth-ranked St. John’s Cadets on Oct. 17.
(October 11, 2009) - Big lights, big plays and a big crowd—all the necessary ingredients of a match-up between Maryland’s top two high school football teams were present for the face-off between top-ranked DeMatha Stags and the Good Counsel Falcons.
(October 8, 2009) - The Dunbar Poets wanted to send a message to Baltimore. And after shutting out the City College Knights, 22-0, on Oct. 3, that message has been delivered loud and clear.
(October 8, 2009) - In their final tune-up before a big match-up this coming weekend, the DeMatha Catholic High School Stags showed they’re firing on all cylinders.
(October 4, 2009) - The Dunbar Poets wanted to send a message to Baltimore. After shutting out the City College Knights, 22-0, on Oct. 3, that message has been delivered loud and clear.
(October 3, 2009) - In their final tune-up before a big match-up next weekend, the DeMatha Catholic High School Stags showed they’re firing on all cylinders.
(September 3, 2009) - If you’re a boxing fan, you may want to remember this name: Gervontae “Tank” Davis. At just 14 years old, Davis is already one of the top trainees at Upton Boxing Gym in West Baltimore, and those closest to him say he’s set for a meteoric rise in the sport.
(June 8, 2009) - The Wilson Tigers recently kept a rich tradition alive last after beating the H.D. Woodson Warriors, 9-1, in the DCIAA baseball championship last month.
(April 28, 2009) - Most youths can only fantasize about playing on a Major League Baseball field, but Dunbar Senior High School’s baseball squad was able to turn that fantasy into a reality on Monday after holding team practice at Nationals Park.
(April 21, 2009) - The Henry Wise Pumas (5-2) handled business on the road last Friday, taking out the Laurel Spartans, 6-2.
(April 2, 2009) - Most locals are familiar with Michael Phelps, Sean Mosley, or even Tavon Austin, a few Baltimore City natives who have completely dominated the high school athletics scene during more recent years.
(March 18, 2009) - To claim this basketball season as one of the best in City College Black Knights history would be an understatement. City (21-6) captured its first title in 40 years after beating the Fredrick Douglass Eagles of Prince George’s County, 55-42, in the Class 2A state championship last weekend.
(March 12, 2009) - It was one of Washington’s most competitive high school basketball championships in recent years, but when the final buzzer when off, it was DeMatha who emerged as champion.
(January 6, 2009) - More than 1,000 people gathered at a vigil last Friday to mourn the unexpected death of David Nick Lynch, one of the most respected figures in Prince George's County high school athletics.
(December 11, 2008) - There isn’t much more you can accomplish throughout a high school football career than what Dunbar High’s Tavon Austin has over the last four years.
(December 9, 2008) - Most football experts would say: “Defense wins championships.” And West Lake proved last Thursday that even with an explosive offense, the game can still be dominated with a shut-down defense.
(December 2, 2008) - No. 14 ranked West Lake barely advanced to the Maryland 3A Championship last week, but it barely did so after escaping with a 24-21 victory over Seneca Valley in overtime.
The Friendly Patriots took care of business last Friday, as they edged the Largo Lions, 27-20, to take second place in the Prince George’s County 3A/2A conference.
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, Oct. 11 matchups:
St. John’s beats Carroll, 35-12
Friday, Oct. 10 matchups:
Ballou destroys Spingarn, 62-6
Hollidaysburg beats Wilson, 33-7
Coolidge rips Roosevelt, 50-15
Dunbar beats Cardozo, 60-6
Woodson smashes McKinley Tech, 54-6
P.G. County 3A/2A
Saturday, Oct. 11 matchups:
Douglass shuts out Surrattsville, 45-0
Friendship beats Fairmont, 38-0
Friendly defeats Potomac, 16-6
Gwynn Park smacks Crossland, 55-0
P.G. County 4A
Saturday, Oct. 11 matchups:
Flowers hammers Northwestern, 34-0
Wise smacks Bladensburg, 42-6
Eleanor Roosevelt escapes Wise, 24-22
Oxon Hill beats DuVal, 21-16
Roosevelt beats Suitland, 21-2
Friday, Oct. 10 matchups:
Laurel beats High Point, 19-0
Baltimore City Division I
Friday, Oct. 10 matchups:
Mervo beats Patterson, 20-8
City beats Lake Clifton, 28-18
Gilman defeats Poly, 21-8
Edmonson-Westside dominates Digital Harbor, 48-12
Dunbar flattens Carver, 56-0
Baltimore City Division II
Saturday, Oct. 11 matchups:
Northwestern beats Forest Park, 34-20
Lewis shuts out Douglass, 24-0
Friday, Oct. 10 matchups
Walbrook defeats Southwestern, 26-0
Banks beats Poolesville, 26-0
Du Bois beats Southside,...
High School Football Scoreboard
Washington, D.C.
Saturday, Oct. 4 matchups:
Gonzaga defeats Archbishop Carroll, 38-16
St. Albans beats Friendship Collegiate Academy, 28-14
Friday, Oct. 3 matchups:
Dunbar beats Ballou, 45-12
Wilson shutouts Sidwell Friends, 27-0
Woodson defeats Roosevelt, 39-19
Cardozo dominates Spingard, 42-7
P.G. County 3A/2A
Saturday, Oct. 4 matchups:
Chopticon beats Potomac, 18-13
Friday, Oct. 3 matchups:
Gwynn Park smacks Forestville, 51-20
Friendly beats Douglass, 9-6
Surrattsville smashes Fairmont Heights, 36-0
P.G. County 4A
Saturday, Oct. 4 matchups:
Laurel beats Parkdale, 14-6
Northwestern beats Bowie, 12-8
DuVal defeats Bladensburg, 49-22
Friday, Oct. 3 matchups:
Eleanor Roosevelt escapes Wise, 24-22
Flowers beats Oxon Hill, 21-6
Suitland dominates High Point, 56-0
Baltimore City Division I
Saturday, Oct. 4 matchups:
Dunbar beats City College, 30-18
Friday, Oct. 3 matchups:
Edmonson-Westside shutouts Mervo, 20-0
Patterson smacks Digital Harbor, 30-11
Poly survives Lake Clifton, 48-12
Du Bois beats Carver, 28-16
Baltimore City Division II
Saturday, Oct. 4 matchups:
Northwestern beats Southside Academy, 30-6
Friday, Oct. 3 matchups:
Forest Park beats Banks, 20-8
Lewis beats Southwestern,...
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